PMI-SP® Exam Prep Boot Camp

$1,100.00


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  • Onsite

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Duration: 2 Days

Through interaction with an experienced instructor and peers with diverse backgrounds but similar goals, you will learn about schedule management and how to apply best practices to your organization's problems. A wide variety of learning tools makes learning the five scheduling domains easy and logical. With a simulated exam on the last day of class, you will leave class knowing you are ready for the exam and the steps you need to take to get there.

In class, you will be guided through the Practice Standard for Scheduling and parts of the PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition to develop a working knowledge of project time management. By examining the tools and techniques of schedule development and the relationships between scheduling and other processes, you will be well prepared for the PMI-SP certification exam.

This interactive course includes:

  • PMI-SP Course Guide based on PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition
  • Practice exam with exam analytics
  • Exercises to reinforce PMI-SP and exam concepts
  • Exercises to increase memory recall

What You Will Learn

  • Prepare to take the PMI-SP exam
  • PMBOK® Guide terms, definitions, and processes
  • Test-taking techniques
  • Styles and types of questions found on the PMI-SP exam
  • Specific PMBOK® Guide process groups and knowledge areas relevant to PMI-SP exam

Audience

  • Master schedulers, schedule managers, and schedule analysts
  • Project managers, associate project managers, IT project managers, and senior project managers
  • Project coordinators, project analysts, and project leaders
  • Team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members seeking the PMI-SP certification

Prerequistes

To be eligible for the PMI-SP certification, you must first meet specific education and experience requirements. This PMI-SP Exam Prep Boot Camp satisfies a portion of the requirements for contact hours of instruction. The final step in gaining certification is passing a multiple-choice, psychometric-based exam designed to objectively assess and measure your project management knowledge. We recommend that you achieve the experience requirements prior to taking this course.

Course Outline

1. Introduction

  • Qualification Requirements and Exam Application Process
  • PMBOK® Guide and the Practice Standard for Scheduling
  • Schedule Management Domains and Project Management Processes
  • Schedule Model

2. Domain 1: Schedule Mission Management

  • Schedule Components and Policies

3. Domain 2: Schedule Creation

  • Schedule Planning
  • Precedence Diagramming Method/Critical Path
  • Working with Dependencies

4. Domain 3: Schedule Maintenance

  • Resource Leveling
  • What-If Scenario Analysis
  • Schedule Compression

5. Domain 4: Schedule Analysis

  • Earned Value Management
  • Forecasting
  • Schedule Risk

6. Domain 5: Schedule Communication/Reporting

  • Working with Project Stakeholders
  • Schedule Model

7. Practice Exam

  • Exam Discussion
  • Application Advice

Course Labs